Improvement in dumping-wagons



w P. PA'TTON & c. n. WALTERS.

Dumping-Wagon.

Patented Jan. 26, 1875.

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UNITED STATES- WILLIAM P. PATTON AND 'CHAREESD. w-Anr'nnsgor HARRISBUBG,PEN1T- SYLYANIA, ASSIGNORS :ro EBY BYERS a sori, oF-sAMErLAea-'IMPROVEMENT m DUMPlNG-WAGONS-l Specification fo'rr'ningpart of Lettersfatent No. 169,211, dated January 26, I875 -application'fil'ed; IDecember 26, 1874. 1

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM. PL PATTON and CHARLES D WALTERS, of thecity of Harrisburg, county of Dauphin and- State of Pennsylvania; haveinvented a new and usefulImprovement in Goal Carts orWagons; and we dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the same andits manner of operatiomreference being made to theannexed drawings making a part of this specification and thelletters-ofrefer= ence marked thereon.

a In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a coal-cartconstructed upon our Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the improved. plan.- bodyof the cartwith the wheels-removed. Fig.3-isu'iewofper-t' peculiarconstruction with a cart-body that has its bottom side inclined or.pitched from front to rear, and is provided with hinged or swinginggates at its rear end, and also is furtherprovid'ed with a longitudinalpartition or division wall thatrseparates the body into two equalreceptacles, substantially as-is hereinafter set forth, Our invention;further. consists in the use of a peculiar locking-catch, in combinationwith the "sections of the rulejointed folding chute, substantially as ishereinafter shown and described.

The cart-body- A(see Fig. 1) is -mfie of either wood or iron, and is-ofproper size to contain a ton of coal. It has its bottom side pitched orinclined from front to rear end, as. is shown. It is mounted upon twowheels, B. These should ofsuch relative diameter as to elevate the,

'y A a proper height. Said body is so si'on. :height.

of the folding chute, and shows their jointed be of proper strength andpurely attached to the axle, and issupported at its front end by thebolster b, that is framed into the shafts D, said shafts being. rigidlyfastened to the cart-axle.

parts, as is shown in Fig. 2. "At therear end' from .their upper ends asa point of suspenofthe rear end of the cart-body, or they. may be-hingedto a bar that isrigidly secured across the rear enda proper distancefrom the upper edge of the body A. In the latter case the gate F ishinged above the gates e a, so as to fold down upon them,"as is.

-in..Eig.5. Thegates, e. 'e are seciued in place by the cross-bars s sthat are pivotedv to them in such amanner as to permit vibration andallow their ends to catch in no'tchesymadei for their reception, asshown at r, Fig.6. "The upper door or gate F (shown in Figs. 4 and 5) isprovided to facilitate the;loadingof the cart. It canbe secured in aclosed positionby latches or other proper device, Upon. the rearend'ofthe cart-body A a short trough or delivery-spout, 0, is rigidlyattached. It is made of sheet metal,and is given the form substantiallyas is shown in the .difierent fig ures. As willThe'observed, it is madethe fullwid th of the cart-body at the point of junction therewith. Thesides from thatpoint are drawn in towardeach other somewhat as the outerend is neared, as is shown in Fig. 2 at 'i a.

The chute or conveying-trpugh T is constructed of sheet metal of aproper thickness to secure-rigidity. It'is composed of two or moresections, c-d. These are secured to 'gether by a rule-joint,as is shownin Fig. 3'.

By an inspection of said figure it will be seen that 'the end of section0 -is-causedg'tai pfllj'ect forward beneath the end of section d in sucha manner as to act-as a stop or abutment,.ai1d prevents the sectionsfrom being opened past the" proper point, .or. when the bottoms of thesections are in a straight line with each other, thus forming arule-joint connection between them. When the sections c -'d are openedout in a straight line they form a continuous conveying-trough, the

PATENT OFFICE.

A longitudinal pagtition',"- E, divides the. body A into two equal Thesegates maybeeither the full" sides of which regularly diminish in width Tisthen extended, the sections being locked from each other, so that theouter end of the together as has been described, and "the cart section0, that enters the cellar or vault-hole, backed up so that the end ofsection 0 enters will be of a properwidth to perm-it its inserthe cellaror vault-hole. The gates e e arenow .tion therein. A caster-wheel, 6,(see Fig. 7,) opened one at a time,-as the coal should be is attached tothe lower side of the outer end deliveredafrom. one division of thecart-body of section 0, and is intended to assist the operbefore theother is opened, and thus avoid the ation by. supporting said end, andpermitting liability to overflow'thechute T. The bed A it to move freelyin any direction on the pav'ebeing of proper height to givethechute Tthe ment. The bottoms of the sections 0 d are necessary inclination,theooal will be quickly curved or rounded, as is shown by the'erossdelivered into the cellar or vault without soil-- section of onein Fig. 6. p The section-c has a ing the pavements.

portion, n, that projects forward under the By-the use ofthelongitudinal partition E, proximate end of section' d. Said portion nthe business of retailing coal by the half ton has an enlargement formedupon the lower -is greatly facilitated, as it,.permits' one-half surfaceof its ,extremity that projects downtheload to. be deposited, and theremaining ward at a right .angle to the same. A lock-' portion tobetransported to a different localing-clamp, 0, vispivoted to turn upon acentral .ity and unloaded." The construction of" the bolt or rivet thatholds it imposition-upon the chute in sections, as" shown, permits thesame lowersideof thesection d.- (SeeFig. 3.) -Said' to berendered more'portable and efficient. locking-clamp 0 hooks over the projection on.The fixed spoutO' being made the'full width the end of section 0, andso secures the two of the cart-body, the contingency of overflowsections rigidly together in a line, when they of coal is obviated. Iare extended and the clamp 0 turned iii the -Having given a full, clear,and exact deposition shown insaid Fig. 3. Asimilarclamp, soription ofour invention and its mannerof u,isprovidedto secure the 'sectiondrigidly; operation, and shown'its particular merits,

in. a line with the lower 'sideof the fixed what we. claim as new, ofour invention,'a11d troughU, said section being pivoted or bolted desireto secure by-Letters Patentof the United thereto, so as to permitit tobe folded up, as States, is-- is shown in .Fig. 1, or extended in linewith --The combination of the rule-jointed folding a saidspout, asisshown. .in Fig. 5.- Both seechute T with the -locking-clamp'o, fixedspout tionsc. d are folded together, as is shown in (J,swinging doorse'e, andinclined-bottlom cart- Fig.1,andsecured in position by a chain,5, body A, substantially as! and fonthe purpose that extends aroundthem, from thesides of set forth. i v

the cart-body,one end of thesame beingfaste v 4 sued to the cart-bodyframe, the other passing 7 PS over a staple and secured, by a latch-hookor I f at othersuitablemethod. v Witnesses:

In use the cart is loaded in the coal-yard EUGENE SNYDER, I

and run to the pointofdeliyery. The trough JAooB R. 'MgLILER.

